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Adopt a dog or cat for the 4th of July

The 4th of July, or Independence Day, celebrates the adoption of the Declaration of Independence, which took place on July 4, 1776. Shelters across the country are featuring “adoption specials” this weekend, and to tie into the festivities are the following 27 adoptable dogs and cats whose names as the same as one of the 56 monikers on the historic document (as listed under the animal’s name with the state they represented in italics) — click on any of the following pictures below.